After days of headaches and dizziness, veteran opener Chris Rogers concedes it was the right call for him to miss Australia's two Tests in the Caribbean.
The 37-year-old has been forced to sit out the entire series with the West Indies after suffering a concussion during a net session before last week's first Test in Dominica.
Rogers says despite feeling okay initially following the incident at Windsor Park, the symptoms of his head knock had since made it clear he was not fit to play.
"I've been hit on the head quite a few times. I thought it was just another one," Rogers said.
"But then I just didn't start to feel great. I spoke to the doc and didn't expect him to rule me out of the Test, but he did.
"I was a little bit surprised at the time but since then I still haven't quite recovered. I've had some pretty bad days so I think the doc was right.
"He made the right call."
Rogers will remain with the squad until they depart for England at the conclusion of the second Test against the Windies in Jamaica.
After successfully facing throwdowns in the nets on Thursday at Sabina Park, Rogers says he's confident he'll be right to play ahead of Australia's first Ashes tour match against Kent from June 25.
"I had a hit today and that was a good sign," Rogers said.
"I haven't felt any side effects from that so I think I'm on the road to recovery now.
"After a while you want to be back in it and you feel a little bit left out when you're not part of the team.
"But that's natural and you just have to wait your turn."
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